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Paperback. Included is a famous nineteenth-century debate about scientific reasoning between the hypothetico-deductivist William Whewell and the inductivist John Stuart Mill; and an account of the realism-antirealism dispute about unobservables in science, with a consideration of Perrin's argument for the existence of molecules in the early twentieth century. Editor(s): Achinstein, Peter. Num Pages: 440 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDD; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879449
- ISBN
- 9780801879449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.10
€ 55.10
Paperback. Science is about 6000 years old while physics emerged as a distinct branch some 2500 years ago. This title provides the perspective needed to understand contemporary developments in physics in relation to philosophical traditions as far back as ancient Greece. It presents a history of physics from the early beginning to our day. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 line, 2 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034877
- ISBN
- 9780674034877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Launius, Roger D. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349445141
- ISBN
- 9781349445141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.71
€ 150.71
paperback. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 399 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; MNS; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1993
- SKU
- V9781349642830
- ISBN
- 9781349642830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 165 pages, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 165
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642341526
- ISBN
- 9783642341526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.77
€ 65.77
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 163 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 163
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642341496
- ISBN
- 9783642341496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.74
€ 65.74
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice. Num Pages: 157 pages, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPVH; LNKJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 157
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642341434
- ISBN
- 9783642341434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.58
€ 65.58
Hardcover. These essays focus on the life, work and faith of Georges Lemaitre, detailing the historical, cosmological, philosophical and theological issues of Big Bang theory from its beginnings in the pioneering work of Lemaitre through to the modern day. Editor(s): Holder, Rodney Dennis; Mitton, Simon. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 201 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642322532
- ISBN
- 9783642322532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 227.47
€ 227.47
Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW3; PDX; T; U. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Purdue Scholarly Publishing Services United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626710368
- ISBN
- 9781626710368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
This study explores the integral role of astrological concepts and imagery in preparing the ground for the Reformation, and in shaping the distinctive characteristics of German Christian culture through the early seventeenth century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLH; HRAX; PDX; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199736058
- ISBN
- 9780199736058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.04
€ 135.04
Paperback. Here is an authoritative account on the foundations of preclassical mechanics as laid down by Galileo. While the author lets Galileo speak for himself , he also makes full use of our present day knowledge to make the reader better understand the perspective. Num Pages: 306 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642427305
- ISBN
- 9783642427305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Paperback. Series: Springerbriefs in History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 1 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319546537
- ISBN
- 9783319546537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.79
€ 76.79
Hardback. This book traces the careers of Athanasius Kircher and Galileo Galilei, reviewing Kircher's work translating hieroglyphs, developing sundials and even preceding Darwin in suggesting that animal species evolve, and Galileo's on scales, telescopes and sun spots. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 191 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319002996
- ISBN
- 9783319002996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.85
€ 160.85
Paperback. This book traces the careers of Athanasius Kircher and Galileo Galilei, reviewing Kircher's work translating hieroglyphs, developing sundials and even preceding Darwin in suggesting that animal species evolve, and Galileo's on scales, telescopes and sun spots. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 191 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PDZ; PGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319375571
- ISBN
- 9783319375571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.71
€ 159.71
Hardback. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Num Pages: 704 pages, 72 b/w photographs, 13 line illustrations, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1410. Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order. 704 pages, Illustrations. In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus publicly defended his hypothesis that the earth is a planet and the sun a body resting near the center of a finite universe. This title reframes this pivotal moment in the history of science, centering the story on a conflict over the credibility of astrology that erupted in Italy just as Copernicus arrived in 1496. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JB; PDX; PG. Dimension: 255 x 190 x 52. Weight: 1410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520254817
- ISBN
- 9780520254817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.81€ 76.74
€ 99.81
€ 76.74
Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674660038
- ISBN
- 9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Paperback. Freud on Interpretation offers new insight into Freud's famous "discovery" of the unconscious and the subsequent development of psychoanalytic theories. The authors explore the original context in which these ideas arose and the central debate about the mind as matter, or something that transcends matter. Series: Path in Psychology. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MMJ; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781489996923
- ISBN
- 9781489996923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardback. Freud on Interpretation offers new insight into Freud's famous "discovery" of the unconscious and the subsequent development of psychoanalytic theories. The authors explore the original context in which these ideas arose and the central debate about the mind as matter, or something that transcends matter. Series: Path in Psychology. Num Pages: 154 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJ; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461406365
- ISBN
- 9781461406365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.61
€ 127.61
Paperback. Editor(s): Rieber, Robert W. Translator(s): Hall, Marie J. Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461377214
- ISBN
- 9781461377214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 337.94
€ 337.94
Hardcover. In 1974 India joined the elite roster of nuclear world powers when it exploded its first nuclear bomb. Over the course of the twentieth century, India metamorphosed from a marginal place to a serious hub of technological and scientific innovation. This title tells the tale of this transformation. Num Pages: 736 pages, 16 halftones, 1 map, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JWMN; PDX; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1089.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 736
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226019758
- ISBN
- 9780226019758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.23€ 65.28
€ 77.23
€ 65.28